{"id":441,"date":"2020-08-20T22:38:43","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T22:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/standrewsurcrustington.org.uk\/?p=441"},"modified":"2020-08-20T22:38:43","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T22:38:43","slug":"a-time-for-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/standrewsurcrustington.org.uk\/?p=441","title":{"rendered":"A time for change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/images\/News\/News_images\/Chains_by_Hassain_Badshah_Unsplash.jpeg\" alt=\"A photo of chains by Hassain Badshah Unsplash\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" style=\"margin-left: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px;float: right\" title=\"A photo of chains by Hassain Badshah Unsplash\" \/>In this reflection, Karen Campbell, United Reformed Church Secretary for Global and Intercultural Ministries, explains how we can learn from a group of slaves who rebelled against their oppressors.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each year, 23 August has a special designation \u2013 it is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/observances\/decade-people-african-descent\/slave-trade\">International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition<\/a>, established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 1997.<\/p>\n<p class=\"feed-readmore\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/latest-news\/3566-a-time-for-change.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this reflection, Karen Campbell, United Reformed Church Secretary for Global and Intercultural Ministries, explains how we can learn from a group of slaves who rebelled against their oppressors. 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